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Procreant (pro'-kre-ant) \_procreare, to beget]. 



ducing young. 

 Procreate (pro' -kre-at) [procreare, to beget]. To be- 

 get. 

 Procreation (pro-kre-a' -shun) [procreare, to bring 

 .]. The act of generating or begetting offspring. 

 Procryptic (pro-kripZ-tik) [~po, in favor of, for; Kpvrr- 

 . tit for concealing]. In biology, applied to that 

 form of protective mimicry in which the coloration 

 enables an animal to escape by hiding, e. g., the green 

 pipe-fish (Siphonostoma typhle), which is conspicuous 

 in open water, but is well concealed among the leaves 

 of Zostera. 

 Proctagra (prok-ta'-grah) [xpuKroc, the anus ; aypa 



seizure]. Sudden pain in the anal region. 



Proctalgia (prok - tal'-je - ah) [irpwuTog, anus; d'/^oc, 



i pain]. Pain in the anus or rectum. P. haemor- 



rhoidalis. See Hemorrhoid. P. inflammatoria. 



P. intertriginosa, intertrigo 



ze - ah) [npuKTog, anus ; d 

 An imperforate condition 



(prok-tek-ta' -ze-ah, prok- 

 Dila- 



Synonym of Proctitis. 

 of the anus. 



Proctatresia [prok - tat - re' 

 priv. ; Tftf/Oix;, perforation], 

 of the anus or rectum. 



Proctectasia, Proctectasis 



! tek'-tas-is) [TrpuK-og, anus; iKraoig, dilatation], 

 tation of the anus. 



Proctectomy ( prok-tek' -to-me) [-pw/crdr, anus ; tKrofiT/, 

 excision]. Excision of the rectum. 



i'roctenclisis (prok-ten' -klis-is) [-p<j/i7oc, anus ; iv, in; 

 K/.tietv, to close]. Stricture of the rectum. 



i'rocteurynter (prok - tit - rin f - ter) [ npuKrdg, anus ; 



j evpvveiv, to widen]. An instrument for dilating the 

 anus. 



Procthemorrhagia ( prokt-hem-or-a' '-je-ah) [Tzpunrog, 

 anus; aiua, blood ; ptfyvivai, to burst forth]. Hem- 



: orrhage from the anus. 



Procthypodesmus (prokt-hi-po-dez'-mus) [ irpwuroc, 

 anus; i to, under; Seo/udg, band]. An anal pessary. 



Proctica \ prok' -tik-ah) [n-pw/crdc , anus]. Any disease 

 of the anus or rectum. P. marisca. Synonym of 

 Hemorrhoid. P. simplex. Synonym of Proctalgia. 



D roctisis ! prok-tis'-is). Synonym of Proctitis. 



D roctitis ( prok-ti' -tis) [-pun-6g, anus ; trig, inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the anus or rectum. P. 

 fcetida, inflammation of the rectum, with the discharge 

 of very offensive material. P. gangraenosa, gan- 

 grenous inflammation of the rectum. 



■"rocto- (prok' -to-) [wpuKzog, anus]. A prefix signifying 

 connection with, or relation to, the anus, 

 'roctoblennozemia (prok-to-blen-o-ze' -me-ah) \jzpuK- 

 roc, anus; 3/.?wa, mucus; Zjifi'ta, loss]. A mucous 

 discharge from the anus. 



roctocase (prok-tok' '-as-e). Synonym of Proctitis 

 gangru 



roctocele ( prok' - to - set ') [ Trpuarog, anus; KJ]7.r], 

 hernia]. The extroversion or prolapse of the 

 mucous coat of the rectum. P., Vaginal, a hernia 

 of the rectum appearing in the vagina. 

 : roctocystotomy (prok-to-sis-tot' ' -o-me)\jzpuK7og, anus ; 

 Kvartc, bladder; top.ii, cutting]. A form of lithotomy 

 in which the incision is made through the walls of the 

 rectum. 



roctodeal (prok-to-de'-al) [^pun-roc , the anus; odor, 

 way]. Pertaining to the proctodeum, 

 roctodeum, Proctodaeum (prok-to-de / -um) [ttpuktoc, 

 the anus ; 666r, way] . In biology, a very small anal in- 

 vagination of the ectoderm in embryonic amniota, 

 which grows inward toward the cloaca until the ecto- 

 derm and entoderm come into contact ; the membrane 

 formed by the two epithelia finally breaks through 

 and the cloaca acquires an opening to the exterior ; 

 the primitive anus. 

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Proctodynia (prok-to-din'-e-ah) [_7rpuicr6r , anus ; odivrf, 



pain]. Pain about the anus. 

 Proctoleukorrhea ( prok-to-lu-kor-e' -ah). Synonym of 



Proctorrhea. 

 Proctomenia ( prok-to-me J '-ne-ah ) % [ irpuicrog, anus ; 



fii[v, month ]. Vicarious menstruation from the 



rectum. 

 Proctoncus ( prok-tong' -kus) [xpoKTdr, anus; ay/cog, 



tumor]. Any tumor or swelling at the anus. 

 Proctoparalysis (prok-to-par-al' -is-is) [-puKrog, anus; 



Kapd'/.vaig, paralysis]. Paralysis of the sphincter 



muscle of the anus. 

 Proctoplastic ( prok-to-plas' '-tik) \jzpuK-6g, anus ; 7T/.da- 



aeiv, to form]. Pertaining to the plastic surgery of 



the anal region. 

 Proctoplasty (prok'-to-plas-te) [Trpw/crdc, anus ; -rr/.da- 



aew, to form]. Plastic surgery of the anus. 

 Proctoplegia ( prok-to-ple' -je-ah) . Synonym of Procto- 

 paralysis. 

 Proctopolypus (prok-to -pol'-ip-us) [— /xj/crdc, anus; 



— o/.i-ovc, polyp]. A polyp of the rectum. 

 Proctoptoma (prok -top-to* - mah ) [ irpuKrog, anus ; 



TTTuua, fall]. Prolapse of the rectum. 

 Proctoptosis (prok-top-to' -sis) [— pej/crde, anus; ttt&xtjc, 



a falling]. Synonym of Proctoptoma. 

 Proctorrhagia ( prok - tor - a' -je -ah). Synonym of 



Procthemorrhag ia. 

 Proctorrhaphy (prok-tor / '-a-fe) \jrpuKr6g, anus ; patyfi, 



suture]. Suture of the rectum or anus. 

 Proctorrhea (prok-lor-e / -ah) [■zpuicrdc, anus; poia, 



flow]. A discharge of mucus through the anus. 

 Proctoscirrhus (prok -to- skir*- us) \_7rpu>Kr6g, anus ; 



GKippoq, induration]. Scirrhous carcinoma of the rec- 

 tum. 

 Proctospasmus (prok-to-spaz' -mus) [Tzpoucrdg, anus ; 



CTraauoc, spasm]. Spasm or tenesmus of the rectum. 

 Proctostenosis (prok-to-sten-y -sis) \_~ puicrdc, anus, and 



OTevoxjig, stenosis]. Stricture of the anus or rectum. 

 Proctotocia (prok-to-to* '-se-ah) [izpuKrog , anus ; t6koc, 



a bringing forth]. Delivery of the fetus through the 



anus. 

 Proctotome (prok' -to-torn) [—puicrog, anus ; ropt), a 



cutting]. A cutting-instrument used in proctotomy. 

 Proctotomy (prok-tof '-o-me) [irpuicrdg , anus ; rofiij, a 



cutting]. Incision of the anus or rectum for imper- 



foration or stricture. 

 Proctotoreusis (prok-to-tor-u' -sis) [irpuicrog, anus ; rop- 



eveiv, to bore through] . The operation of making an 



opening into an imperforate anus. 

 Proctuchous ( prok-tu 1 '-kus) [izpuKTdg, anus ; exetv, to 



have]. In biology, having an anus. 

 Procumbent (pro-hum' -bent) [pro, forward; cumbere, 



to lie]. In biology, prostrate, prone, trailing. 

 Prodissoconch (pro-dis' -o-konk) [xp6, before ; 6ioa6g, 



double; ic&yx 7 !* shell]. In biology, the first formed 



shell of many lamellibranchs, preceding the disso- 



conch or true shell . It is the complete shell of the 



veliger antemonomyarian and dimyarian stage, and the 



homologueof the protoconch of cephalous molluscs and 



the periconch of Dentalium. 

 Prodroma ( pro-dry -mah). See Prodrome. 

 Prodromal (pro-dro'-mal) [tt/io, before ; dpouoc, a run- 

 ning]. Precursory ; of the nature of a prodrome. 

 Prodrome (pro'-drom) \Ttpb, before ; dpo/iog, a running]. 



A forerunner of a disease ; a precursory symptom. 

 Prodromic (pro-dry -mik). See Prodromal. 

 Prodromous (pro-dry -mus). Synonym of Prodomal. 

 Prodromus (pro-dry -mus) \_irp6, before ; 6p6fiog, a run- 

 ning]. The prodrome; also the period in which the 



precursory signs of a disease occur. 

 Produce (pro-diis') [producere, to bring forth]. To 



generate or bring forth. 



